Floor, wall, or ceiling plate.



No. 835,635. PATENTED NOV. 13, 1906. L. G. OLMSI'ED.

FLOOR, WALL, OR CEILING PLATE.

APPLICATION FILED JAILZS. 1906.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Applicatioufiled January 23, 1906. 'Serial No. 297.481

' Patented Nov.- 18, 1906/ T0 all whlom, it may concern.

Be it known that I, LEWIS G. OL srEn a citizenof the United States, residing at Peru, I in the county of Lasalle and State of Illinois, a have inyented certain new and useful Im-' provements in Floor, Wall, or Ceiling Plates, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to rovide, an improved ceiling, wall or floor p ate for hot-water pipes or the like, which will embody a construction whereby it will snugly. fit the pipe without liability of displacement, which may be readily applied, which will be durable in construction and graceful in appearance, and which may be readily detached whenever desired. 7

With these and otherobjects in view, as will more fully appear as the description pro ceeds, the inventlon consists incertain'con structions and arrangements of (parts, herein-, after full described andclaime For a ill description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to .acquire a knowledge of the details of'construction of. the means for effecting theresult, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings,.in which- Figure l-is a perspective view of my invention, illustrating it-a plied. Figs. 2 and 3; are s de elevations, 1 g. 2 illustrating the parts locked together, and Fi 3 illustrating the position of the parts by w 'ch it is necessary to strain the two arts or sections transversely to completely ock them. 'Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of'the two parts separated. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional 'view on the the darts. tive views.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followin descriptlon .and indicated in all the views 0? the drawings-by the same reference characters.-

My improved ceilin wall, or floor plate comprises two ring-1i e sections 1 and 2, each of which is substantially semicircular in shape, so that when placed together the two parts or sections wil constitute a ring designed to embrace a hot-water pipe or the like. The two sections are substantially ogee in shape in crosssection, the curved portions thereof terminating in a substantially perpendicular base-rim 3. Each of the Figs. 6 and 7 are detail perspecstantially perpendicular and semicircular flange 4 on its under side, near, but slightly spaced, from its inner margin. The flanges arepreferably integral with their respective sections, and each flange is provided with four slots 5,'as shown. The slots 5 are located one near each end of a flange, and the other two are located comparat vely close rections through two intermediate openin s or slots 5, that are grouped substantial y close together at the middle of the flange. To secure each of the springs 6"in place, its ends are passed through the intermediate or middle slots 6 from the outside of the flan e and on an incline, and the ends are thence iver ed and extend through the end openings or slots 5-of the flange, so as to be retained 1n place. In the operationof insertion, as soon as the middle portion of the spring passes the intermediate or underneath bulge of the section of the-ring it will fly or spring into place.

By this construction the springs themselves,

are ermitted to have a maximum resiliency,

through and secured in I I the end openings or slots 5 of the flanges, while its middle portion extends in two diwhi e at the-same time they securely hold themselves in place. without any other fastening means and are sufliciently stifi' to hold the sections tightly around the pipe or the like when the sections are locked together. Furthermore, the exact construction of springs disclosed results in presenting four bow-spring portions 6, which project beyond the central opening-in the ring constituted by the two sections 1 and 2 andwhich bear at four equidistant points against the pipe, so as to equally distribute the pressure to an advantageous de ee.

In order to 100 the-sections together, the section 2 is provided on its under side with IOU two circular sockets 7 and 8, formed in flattened surfaces 7 a and 8f, projected from the under side ofthe section at the ends thereof. The section 1 is provided at one end with a lateral extension 9, which is formed with an upwardl -projecting lug 10, whose upper-face is pre erably flattened, as shown, and which is designed to fit into the socket 7 of the section 2 and to constitute a pivot. The section 1 is pro vided at its other end with a corresponding extension '11, on which is formed an upwardly-projecting stud 12, which is preferably round or semispher-- ical, as shown. The stud 12 is designed to be seated in the correspondingly-shaped socket 8 of the section 2, so as to hold the two sections together in combination with the lug andsocket 9 and 7. The section 2 is provided at its end adjacent the socket 7 with a radially-extending ledge 13, which projects out from its end, which conforms to the general cross-sectional sha e of the section, and which is recessed or ocated below the outer face thereof. The flange 4 of the section 2 is projected out at one side flush with theed e of said ledge, as shown. When it is desire to lock the two sections 1 and 2 together around the pipe, the lug 10 is seated in its socket 7, and the two parts are then swung together on the lug as a pivot until the ledge 13 is seated underneath and is overlapped by the adjacent edge 14 of the section 1. As the two sections 1 and 2 are substantially alike, except as specifically herein described, it will be understood that when the edge 14 overlaps the ledge 13 the round stud 12 of the section 1 will abut against the adjacent end of the section 2. Hence, to permit the stud to seat itself in its socket 8 to lock the two sections together, it is necessary to slightly strain the two sections in a trans verse plane, so as to allow the said stud to snap into its socket. To facilitate this action, the flattened surface 8, in which the socket 8 is located, is provided at its outer end with a beveled surface 15, which leads toward the socket 8.

From the foregoing description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, the operation of clamping the two sections 1 and 2 around the ipe is believed to be manifest to any one ski led in the art to which this invention pertains. I

Preferably, to unlock the two sections 1 and 2 in order to remove them from the pipe, I have provided the section 2 at one end with a preferably triangular-shaped recess 16, extending from its outer side or margin and at the base thereof toward the socket 8, and I have provided the lateral extension 11 of the socket 1' with a corresponding recess 17 on its upper side. By means ofthis provision any ointed tool may be inserted in the opening ormed by the two recesses 16 and 17, so as to spring those ends of the sections apart and carry the stud 12 out of engagement with its socket 8, so that the two sections may be swung apart on the lug 10 and socket 7 as a ivot and be readily detached from each ot er.

It will be seen that I have provided an improved construction of floor, Wall, or ceiling plate for steam or hot-water pipes or the like which will be durable in construction and efficient in operation to securely maintain itself on the pipe inde endent of other fastening means, which wil thereby, aswell as by its cross-sectional curvature and other constructive features, resent a graceful appearance, and which wi l, owing to its overlapping edges and closely-fitting characteristics, be

practically proof to dust and sound or odors and which may be readily ap lied to a pipe and as readily detached there om.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A device of the character described, comprising two sections each of which is provided with a substantially flange, each flange being forme near its ends with openings and with openings close together near its middle, springs having their (perpendicular middle portions inserted through the middle openings of the flanges with their ends inserted in and retained by the end openin s of the flanges, said springs being bowed om their middle portions to each end and arranged to engage a pi e or the like at four equidistant points, and means for detachably securing said sections to 'ether.

2. A device of the character described, comprising two sections arranged to clamp around a pipe, one of said sections being pro- 'videdat each end with a socket, and at one end with a beveled surface leading toward said socket and a recess at its outer side also leading toward said socket and at its other end with a radial ledge, and the other section being provided at each end with a lateral extension, one of said extensions being formed with an upwardly-projected lug designed to be seated in one socket of the first-named section, a ledge thereof being overlapped by an adjacent end of said other section, and the other lateral extension being formed with an n wardly-projected stud designed tobe seated in the other socket and with a recess opposite to the recess in the first-named section, the said two recesses constituting an opening for the insertion of a tool or the like to spring the said sections apart.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEWIS G. ()LMSTED. 

